Which parent gave you rock-like security? How so? (Serendipity Bible 10th Anniversary Edition, page 807).
Unfailing
generosity was the source of the rock-like security given to me by my
parents. Never once did they begrudgingly provide me any resource
that derived from the disciplines of love (to which they assiduously
adhered). There was absolutely no physical need that ever went
begging. A good number of my wants – especially those considered
positive contributions to happiness or health – were supplied. I
was spoiled not in the sense that I was a selfish, unruly,
domineering brat; but it is undeniable that I didn't fully appreciate
how good I had it and how fortunate I was. I certainly do not want to
discount the importance of material stability – such dismissal
often being a peculiar affliction of those who experienced material
equanimity in their own childhood. But surely of equal importance was
the fact that I was never made to feel a gratuitous burden or curse –
an unpleasant tax leveled on the family. Quite to the contrary, I
was always made to feel fully welcomed and loved, and a valuable,
contributing member of the household. It is from this perspective
that I view with shock and dismay the malignant neglect and
belligerent diatribes I have seen leveled at children in public by
sorely inconvenienced parents.
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